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The Chromebook Pixel has better hardware features than the MacBook line. (The touchscreen and LTE are both fantastic options.) But, pricewise, it's not far of

The Chromebook Pixel has better hardware features than the MacBook line. (The touchscreen and LTE are both fantastic options.) But, pricewise, it's not far off from Apple's either.

tomp 13y ago
It has a really poor harddrive (32GB) - I realize it's not meant to be used offline, but the world is not yet fully online. Also, what system is it running? For me, one of the main advantages of owning a mac is the OS - nice, slick, fast, *NIX (hence good for developers), without all the configuration hassle of Linux.
- maaku 13y ago
  Interesting how you call OS X UNIX, as opposed to Linux.
  - melange 13y ago
    OSX is unix
  - AlexeyBrin 13y ago
    OS X is more close to his UNIX heritage than Linux.
  - mikeash 13y ago
    Only one of them is POSIX certified. Hint: it's not Linux.
  - bpaluzzi 13y ago
    If by "interesting", you mean "accurate"
    - maaku 13y ago
      By "interesting" I mean a BSD veneer over a Mach core is only marginally better UNIX compatibility than Windows Services for UNIX (also POSIX certified). Did you know you can call Mach directly to override basically all the UNIX emulation, including access permissions?
  - axman6 13y ago
    Not sure why that's interesting, OS X is a UNIX system and completely unrelated to Linux...
- riquito 13y ago
  Many developers (most? I suppose there are more developers on Linux than OSX) would find that "configuration hassle" a feature.
  - nknighthb 13y ago
    What? Why would you suppose that? Developers don't like hassle any more than non-developers do. We're still people with work to get done.
    - riquito 13y ago
      That's why I quoted "configuration hassle"
      - nknighthb 13y ago
        Because you don't think they are? I do. And you didn't say why you suppose more developers use Linux than OS X. My experience is the exact opposite.
  - mbreese 13y ago
    I flipped over to Macs from Linux desktops (laptops) because I was tired of reconfiguring things every 6 months or so. This was also ten years ago, but there is something very comforting in having a dedicated system that is well configured and tested that also has a good command prompt.
  - snowwrestler 13y ago
    Why? Configuration is a sysadmin or at best devops area. In my experience, most developers want to write software on a machine that gets out of their way. They may need a particular flavor of Linux to test on, but those are typically server builds anyway, so not great for everyday computing. That's what solutions like Vagrant or cheap cloud servers are for.
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leephillips 13y ago
These are nice, but I was under the impression that the weak spot was not quite enough ram given the large number of pixels, and the impossibility of upgrading the memory. EDIT: Yes, I am referring to the Pixel here.
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  - Qerub 13y ago
    He is talking about the Chromebook Pixel. :)
    - AlexeyBrin 13y ago
      +1 Thanks for the correction.
post_break 13y ago
What's the battery life like? Shit isn't it?
binarycrusader 13y ago
Better hardware for the screen and LTE possibly, but the storage and memory options are inadequate for such an expensive system. If they offered the same memory and storage options, it would be a lot more attractive. Also, trackpad still sucks compared to Apple's. And the price really should be lower given that you get less value out of the box.

The Chromebook Pixel has better hardware features than the MacBook line. (The touchscreen and LTE are both fantastic options.) But, pricewise, it's not far off from Apple's either.

tomp 13y ago

It has a really poor harddrive (32GB) - I realize it's not meant to be used offline, but the world is not yet fully online. Also, what system is it running? For me, one of the main advantages of owning a mac is the OS - nice, slick, fast, *NIX (hence good for developers), without all the configuration hassle of Linux.

maaku 13y ago
Interesting how you call OS X UNIX, as opposed to Linux.
- melange 13y ago
  OSX is unix
- AlexeyBrin 13y ago
  OS X is more close to his UNIX heritage than Linux.
- mikeash 13y ago
  Only one of them is POSIX certified. Hint: it's not Linux.
- bpaluzzi 13y ago
  If by "interesting", you mean "accurate"
  - maaku 13y ago
    By "interesting" I mean a BSD veneer over a Mach core is only marginally better UNIX compatibility than Windows Services for UNIX (also POSIX certified). Did you know you can call Mach directly to override basically all the UNIX emulation, including access permissions?
- axman6 13y ago
  Not sure why that's interesting, OS X is a UNIX system and completely unrelated to Linux...
riquito 13y ago
Many developers (most? I suppose there are more developers on Linux than OSX) would find that "configuration hassle" a feature.
- nknighthb 13y ago
  What? Why would you suppose that? Developers don't like hassle any more than non-developers do. We're still people with work to get done.
  - riquito 13y ago
    That's why I quoted "configuration hassle"
    - nknighthb 13y ago
      Because you don't think they are? I do. And you didn't say why you suppose more developers use Linux than OS X. My experience is the exact opposite.
- mbreese 13y ago
  I flipped over to Macs from Linux desktops (laptops) because I was tired of reconfiguring things every 6 months or so. This was also ten years ago, but there is something very comforting in having a dedicated system that is well configured and tested that also has a good command prompt.
- snowwrestler 13y ago
  Why? Configuration is a sysadmin or at best devops area. In my experience, most developers want to write software on a machine that gets out of their way. They may need a particular flavor of Linux to test on, but those are typically server builds anyway, so not great for everyday computing. That's what solutions like Vagrant or cheap cloud servers are for.
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leephillips 13y ago

These are nice, but I was under the impression that the weak spot was not quite enough ram given the large number of pixels, and the impossibility of upgrading the memory. EDIT: Yes, I am referring to the Pixel here.

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- Qerub 13y ago
  He is talking about the Chromebook Pixel. :)
  - AlexeyBrin 13y ago
    +1 Thanks for the correction.

post_break 13y ago

What's the battery life like? Shit isn't it?

binarycrusader 13y ago

Better hardware for the screen and LTE possibly, but the storage and memory options are inadequate for such an expensive system. If they offered the same memory and storage options, it would be a lot more attractive. Also, trackpad still sucks compared to Apple's. And the price really should be lower given that you get less value out of the box.